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BTEC Level 2 Award in Information & Creative Technology

at Truro and Penwith College, Truro · college

Level 2Applied and BTECFirst Certificate1 yearFull time

What the college says

Do you enjoy learning about computers? Would you like to design your own computer game? If so, then the Level 2 award in ICT will be of great interest to you. This course will stretch and challenge your IT skills. This course is a great fit for students who would like to progress further in ICT with content streamlined to help with progression onto the Level 3 equivalent. Lessons take place in specialist IT rooms with networked PCs. Your lecturers will be specialists in their field who will teach you through a variety of demonstrations, lectures and by helping you undertake a variety of practical tasks. You will have access to hardware and networking lab facilities for the practical parts of the course.

What you need to get on

You must attend an interview where your experience and/or performance and attitude will be taken into account. You will need 3 GCSEs at grade 3. Ideally, at least one of these will be in Maths and/or English.

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Truro

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